Improved washing-roller



PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. ATWOOD, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVED WASHING-ROLLER.

Specitication forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,279, dated June 28,1864.

To all whom it may concern,.- y

Be it known that I, J AMES E. A'rwoon, of Trenton, county of Mercer,and` State of New J ersey, have invented new and useful improvements inwashing-rollers, to be called the hand washing rollers,7 and to be usedwith the common wash tub, with plain or luted washboard, or anyotherwayto avoid hand-rubbing or injury to the hands; and I do hereby dcclarethe following to Abe a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, making a Ipart of this specification, in which thegure l is a perspective view and shows the washer in working order.

Letter A is the handle; D D', the rollers; B B', end pieces for thesupport of the handle A and rollers D D. C is a protector to the handand preventive ot' the clothes winding around the rollers D D.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willnow proceed to describe the construction and operation thereof.

For medium size I construct the handle A of wood and six inches inlength and about one and one-halt` inch in diameter. The ends B B are ofbrass or other suitable metal that will not rust the clothes, and nearlylike the letter A in form, and are fastened to the handle A with twoscrews at each end. The l rollers D D are made of common vulcanizedrubber tubing drawn on over woodenrollers, which rollers should be fromone-eighth to one fourth inch larger in diameter than the bore of therubber tubing, thus requiring the rubber to be stretched on with force,taking care to cover the wooden roller first with some gumshellacvarnish. The shield G is made of tin and extends the full length of thehandle A and rollers D D, is ofhalf-mcon shape, and is soldered orotherwise securely fastened to the ends B B. The rollers D D are set inthe lower ends of B B by a rod or screw eX- tending a proper distanceinto the wood and running loose in the brass end pieces.

The object ot my invention is to a'ord a means of washing rapidly andeasily without injury to thefabric and without the least wearing, theskin from the hands.

Now, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The arrangement andcombination of the handle A and the rollers D D with the end pieces, BB; also, the arrangement of the shield C, all substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

New York, May 30, A1864.

JAMES E. ATW'OOD. Witnesses:

D. C. GOLBY, HAWARD TILDEN.

